LocationTech Tour coming to Philly!
By Sarah Cordivano on October 28th, 2013
A few weeks ago, we kicked off the brand new GeoPhilly meetup group. Check out our blog post introducing the...
Introducing: GeoPhilly Meetup for Map Geeks
By Sarah Cordivano on October 28th, 2013
For a long time, I’ve wondered why Philadelphia doesn’t have a regular meetup for map makers and spatial connoisseurs. Philly...
A World of Projection Distortions
By John Branigan on October 21st, 2013
An (artistic) exploration of common map projections For the past couple of years, Azavea has been holding an annual “Hack...
Evolution of GIS Attribute Data from Collection to Cleaning
By Julia Reeves on October 11th, 2013
Step by step guide to prepping GIS attribute data, from data collection to cleaning, in the context of an Azavea Summer of Maps project completed for the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society.
Five Technology Trends Every Nonprofit Needs to Know
By Sarah Cordivano on October 4th, 2013
It is every easy to get caught in the buzz of tech trends and lingo. Especially as a nonprofit with...
How to Manipulate Big Data for Use in ArcMap
By Lena Ferguson on October 3rd, 2013
How to use the open source program PGAdmin to prep large data sets, explained in the context of an Azavea Summer of Maps project completed for the Sunlight Foundation.